Examining the new legal relationship between the UK and EU
In this blog post Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses a new Court of Appeal judgment, Thatchers Cider Co Ltd v Aldi Stores Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 5 (“Thatchers”), in which the Court decided not to depart from assimilated case law.
Continue reading “A bitter taste? When will the Court depart from assimilated EU case law?”
In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers provides an update on the commencement of section 6 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (“REULA”).
Continue reading “The Cheshire Cat’s grin: section 6’s appearance and disappearance”
In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses new Part 68 of the Civil Procedure Rules (“CPR”), which comes into force on 1 October 2024 and makes provision for references to higher courts and interventions by the law officers pursuant to sections 6A to 6C of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 concerning departure from assimilated case law.
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In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers addresses obiter dicta in the recent Supreme Court judgment in Lipton v BA Cityflyer Ltd [2024] UKSC 24 concerning the status of, inter alia, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (“TCA”) in domestic law.
Continue reading “The TCA in domestic law”
In this blog post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses the recent Court of Appeal judgment in C G Fry & Son Ltd v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities [2024] EWCA Civ 730 (“Fry”) concerning the role of directives as part of Retained EU Law (prior to 2024) and when interpreting Assimilated Law (from 2024).
Continue reading “The ongoing interpretative role of EU directives”